Nurse Practitioner (PD) Days - Hospitalist - Lakewood, NJ

Location: 600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Status: Per Diem, Hourly
Pay Range: $57.69 - $93.41 per hour

About the Role

The Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Nurse Practitioner will deliver primary health care in the Emergency Department or inpatient setting, including the recognition and management of common illnesses and injuries, and the provisioning of care across the health care continuum with emphasis on early detection, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and records patient history
• Performs physical and medical screening examinations
• Completes diagnostic and therapeutic studies
• Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies, or other therapies as appropriate
• Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a treatment plan, which may include ordering medications, additional therapeutic modalities, etc.
• Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care team
• Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals to provide more comprehensive patient management
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health, referring patients to appropriate specialists/resources
• Completes charting in a thorough and timely manner
• Adequately manages patient flow in the Emergency Department or inpatient unit
• Performs procedures as allowed by state law and under the direction of the supervising or collaborating physician
• Works within legal, regulatory, and ethical practice standards
• Actively participates in Department staff meetings and risk management education
• Completes required courses (e.g., HIPAA, EMTALA) and other CME/CEU requirements
• Accommodates scheduling needs including working extended hours, weekdays, overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing
• NP Certification
• Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license; CDS and DEA
• Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Certifications
• Prior work experience as a professional nurse
• Active membership in a professional organization preferred

Skills

• Medical and broad-based clinical emergency medicine knowledge
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and successfully work with all emergency department and hospital employees